Reviews

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

courageandclutter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

kaywhiteley's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

While a little slow at times, this book was an incredible exploration of generational trauma and the power that our stories have. 

The ending felt a bit rushed but it was beautifully written and I loved the different POVs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, and Violence

bookish_withsky's review

4.0

A fairytale retelling that feels familiar. A brother and sister - who have a very interesting ancestry - inherit the house on chicken legs and apparently a man that follows.

This book has beautiful prose, sometimes not for its own good either. While it could be a stunning and gorgeous read at times, it was also occasionally very, very slow and hard to get through. If you want a book packed full of surprises, you aren't really going to find that here, either. What you will find, though, is a book of interesting characters, wonderful writing, emotional journeys, and multiple POV's (even one from the cottage itself). While it isn't exactly a gentle read - you should look up the TW - it was a great one.

lesytka's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

3.5

lea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If it were like 50-75 pages shorter maybe it could have been 5 stars but that ending man it was powerful

megabees's review

4.5

kill the lantern. raise the ghost!! reminded me a lot of the book thief (my famed fav book) - but with more magic :)

mtzbookworm64's review

5.0

Wonderfully written book!!!

Isaac & Bellatine Yaga inherit a house on chicken legs from their mother’s twice great grandmother from Ukraine. Isaac is in New Orleans and Bellatine is in Vermont. They have not seen each other in a few year but each make their way to New York to accept the shipment coming from the Ukraine that has been in storage for 70 years. What mysteries does it hold? Can they unlock the secret of the mural in the attic? Can they figure out how to command the house on chicken legs to move? And why is someone following them?

savvy999's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is such a treasure of a book, I am so glad to have finally read it. It is lush and detailed, moving and energetic. Mixed in with the magical there is a deep sense of urgency and fear, captures the prescient sense of the dangers of alienation and the insidiousness of oppression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, War, Fire/Fire injury, and Xenophobia

tattedglass's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

jkherz25's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5